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Terence Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Terence?

The rare name Terence was the 2,068th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

Terence, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #241 in 1964 with 1,015 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Terence was less than 5, most recently in 1910.

Terence, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1913-1921, 1926-1937, 1938-1947, 1951-1956, and 1961-1964, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1921-1925, 1966-1969, and 2014-2017.

Where is the name Terence popularity headed?

Terence's popularity is at a very low point when measured against its most notable year.

Terence's popularity has steadily decreased for some time. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Terence for their newborn has dropped.

The name Terence is quite distinctive and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Terence has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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   Terence (Girl)Terence (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 < 5 -- 69 2,068
2017 < 5 -- 80 1,854
2016 < 5 -- 97 1,647
2015 < 5 -- 101 1,595
2014 < 5 -- 111 1,471
2013 < 5 -- 116 1,430
2012 < 5 -- 135 1,293
2011 < 5 -- 127 1,340
2010 < 5 -- 143 1,239
2009 < 5 -- 129 1,344
2008 < 5 -- 130 1,332
2007 < 5 -- 146 1,211
2006 < 5 -- 138 1,223
2005 < 5 -- 122 1,277
2004 < 5 -- 136 1,154
2003 < 5 -- 177 929
2002 < 5 -- 148 1,040
2001 < 5 -- 164 947
2000 < 5 -- 202 799
1999 < 5 -- 223 734
1998 < 5 -- 204 773
1997 < 5 -- 172 837
1996 < 5 -- 247 668
1995 < 5 -- 289 603
1994 < 5 -- 343 553
1993 < 5 -- 357 544
1992 < 5 -- 437 481
1991 < 5 -- 425 477
1990 < 5 -- 482 452
1989 7 10,747 572 386
1988 7 10,302 595 349
1987 9 7,939 481 395
1986 8 8,463 504 370
1985 12 6,007 549 343
1984 6 10,292 548 343
1983 < 5 -- 524 346
1982 7 9,151 479 367
1981 < 5 -- 412 400
1980 < 5 -- 396 409
1979 < 5 -- 380 405
1978 8 7,594 407 386
1977 < 5 -- 425 379
1976 < 5 -- 421 372
1975 8 7,094 482 352
1974 6 8,656 485 347
1973 < 5 -- 502 340
1972 8 6,501 529 335
1971 7 7,309 539 343
1970 6 7,912 594 324
1969 5 8,574 624 303
1968 7 6,191 786 256
1967 6 6,728 767 263
1966 9 4,828 806 255
1965 < 5 -- 768 270
1964 10 4,607 1,015 241
1963 6 6,520 809 270
1962 7 5,795 746 281
1961 5 7,443 728 287
1960 < 5 -- 756 287
1959 6 6,164 738 289
1958 < 5 -- 714 285
1957 < 5 -- 794 266
1956 < 5 -- 888 244
1955 5 6,630 765 250
1954 < 5 -- 660 275
1953 < 5 -- 479 324
1952 < 5 -- 444 330
1951 < 5 -- 405 339
1950 < 5 -- 446 322
1949 < 5 -- 389 341
1948 < 5 -- 403 335
1947 5 6,042 436 329
1946 < 5 -- 349 350
1945 < 5 -- 243 383
1944 < 5 -- 212 415
1943 < 5 -- 264 377
1942 < 5 -- 203 433
1941 < 5 -- 171 451
1940 < 5 -- 136 499
1939 < 5 -- 120 522
1938 < 5 -- 126 517
1937 < 5 -- 120 530
1936 < 5 -- 108 551
1935 < 5 -- 97 588
1934 < 5 -- 66 761
1933 < 5 -- 63 774
1932 < 5 -- 74 727
1931 < 5 -- 48 957
1930 < 5 -- 44 1,046
1929 < 5 -- 51 951
1928 < 5 -- 33 1,268
1927 < 5 -- 39 1,159
1926 < 5 -- 31 1,329
1925 < 5 -- 28 1,421
1924 < 5 -- 37 1,201
1923 < 5 -- 38 1,176
1922 < 5 -- 42 1,105
1921 < 5 -- 68 842
1920 < 5 -- 46 1,033
1919 < 5 -- 26 1,446
1918 < 5 -- 22 1,645
1917 < 5 -- 26 1,390
1916 < 5 -- 22 1,544
1915 < 5 -- 20 1,595
1914 < 5 -- 19 1,436
1913 < 5 -- 10 1,933
1912 < 5 -- 19 1,093
1911 < 5 -- 5 1,969
1910 < 5 -- < 5 --
1909 < 5 -- < 5 --
1908 < 5 -- < 5 --
1907 < 5 -- < 5 --
1906 < 5 -- 8 992
1905 < 5 -- < 5 --
1904 < 5 -- 6 1,188
1903 < 5 -- < 5 --
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1900 < 5 -- < 5 --
1899 < 5 -- < 5 --
1898 < 5 -- < 5 --
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1894 < 5 -- < 5 --
1893 < 5 -- < 5 --
1892 < 5 -- < 5 --
1891 < 5 -- < 5 --
1890 < 5 -- < 5 --
1889 < 5 -- < 5 --
1888 < 5 -- 9 749
1887 < 5 -- 5 1,054
1886 < 5 -- < 5 --
1885 < 5 -- 9 690
1884 < 5 -- < 5 --
1883 < 5 -- < 5 --
1882 < 5 -- < 5 --
1881 < 5 -- < 5 --
1880 < 5 -- < 5 --

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.